The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-08-27
MONTANA NEWS.

A two-year-old son of Thomas Cleary,
of Sun River, was accidentally drowned
in an irrigating ditch near that place on
Monday
| Missoulian: Major Roman caught &
fifteen-pound speckled trout in the Jocko
the other day and expressed it to Helena
to Col. Broadwater.
A company has been formed and arti-
clcs cf incorporation fled with the terri
torial secretary for the purpose of con.
structing II telephone line between Cho,
teau and Sun river
The game of base ball at Helena Sun
day between the Helena and Fort Shaw
clubs, resulted in a victory for the former
by score of 10 to /.
Napoleon Miner, saloon keeper at
Bonner, was drowned Friday of last week
by being thrown from his horse while
crossing the Missoula river.
1t is estimated that the wool clip of the
territory this year will exceed that of
1886 by 100000 pounds, notwithstand-
ing the losses of last winter.
Lille Morris, of Butte, who attempted
suicide some time since by taking NOR
phine, died from the effects of the poison
in her system, on Saturday last
John Thomas, ranchman of the Mis-
souri, valley, died Sunday from the effects
of rattlesnake bite received the previous
day while hunting cattle in the foothills
Peter Levengood, of Deer Lodge county
has been held in 800 bonds to ap-
pear before the United States grand
jury for perjury in connection with prov
ing up on his homestead.
A sheep herder named James McDer-
mott attempted to kill himself at Lewis
town last week by the use of Winches-
ter, but only succeeded in making severe
flesh wound in his left shoulder.
A fine new building of brick, 8Ox57
feet and three stories high, is being erect
ed at Warm Springs, to be utilized for the
accommodation of the territorial insane.
This building will be ready about Octo-
Der 1st.
New Northwest: Mr.. j. N. Bielenberg
IS starting $4,000 head of sheep east this
week. Some will probably be shipped
by rail from Helena, Livingston and other
points, and the band will he driven. and
a part 60 to Manitoba.
The Victor townsite company is new
organization which has filed articles of
incorporation, its object being to buy and
sell town lots, put in waterworks. ETC., at
at the proposed new town of Victor in
the Bitter Root valley.
Express Messenger Bennett, who has
the express run between Green River and
Pocatello, has been arrested on suspicion
of being implicated in the robbery of the
package containing $4,000, en- route to
Clark & Larabie of Butte.
The bauk of Murray, Idaho, and the
First National Bank of Helena have add |
ed $500 to the reward offered by Cover
nor Leslie for the capture and conviction
of the perpetrators of the late highway
robbery near Thompson Falls.
Rose E. Merrill, of Boulder, has sued
the Helena & Jefferson county railroad |
for $25,21O, damages alleged to
have been sustained last summer, by car
Of the company running into her wagon
while she was crossing the track.
The wires of the Rocky Mountain tele-
graph company were cut near Stuart, on
Thursday night of last week and $50
yards of wire carried away. The com
pany offers reward of $500 for the ar
rest and conviction of the party or parties
guilty of the offense.
On Sunday of last week while Frank
Peckstein, a pedlar with team, was on |
the road from Great Falls to Benton he |
was set upon by eight men, supposed to
belong to the railroad camps in that Vi
cinity, who robbed and maltreated him